Shower attachment for bath-tubs



P/SELTNER. SHOWER ATTACHMENT FOR BATH was.

APPLICATION FILED EVEB. 7, I916- 1,193,302., Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

" ATTORNEY 55 cold water and an interior-1y threaded out BEST AVAlLABLECOP:

, PETER SEETNER, OF MCMECHEN, WEST VIRGINIA.

sHownn ATTACHMENT son BATH-rues.

Application filed February 7, 1916. Serial-.130. 76,807.

To all whom it mdy concern:

. Be it known that I, Ps'rnn SnLTNnR, a citizen of the United StatesofAmerica, and

' resident of McMechen, county of Marshall, and State of West Virginia,have invented.

certain new and useful Improvements in Shower Attachments for Bath Tubs,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates broadly to shower attachments for bath tubs, andit has for its primary object to provide a simple and comparativelyinexpensive shower device which may be readily applied to and removedfrom the cock of a bathtub as occasion may re quire.

A further objectof the invention is to provide a device of the charactermentioned which is supported by the bath-cock in an upright position andwhich has the showerring thereoffoldable to an out-of-thewajr positionwhen not in use. their object is to provide a device of the charactermentioned the shower-ring of which is adjustable to any desiredelevation to suit the height of the user.

'VVith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thefeatures of construction, arrangement of parts and co1nbinn- S0accompanying drawings, in wh1oh'- time of elements which willhereinafter be fully described, reference being had to the Specificationof Letters Patent.

And astill fun Figure 1 is a side elevation of the in\ 'en-- tionappliedton-hath cock of an ordinary type; Fi f2 is a frontjelevntion of thesame; Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section of the cylinderillustrating the telescopic feature of the device, including thewaterpressure operated piston; Fig. 4 is an enlarged top plan view ofthe dislclike hingevelve Fig. 5 is an enlarged face view of thehand-operated controlling valve; Fig. 6 is an'enhlrged section ofthc hotand cold water inlets of the bath cock, showing the supporting memberseated thereon; Fig. i is an enlarged detail section of the controllingvalve; Fig. 8 is a side elevutionof the hinge valve; and Fig. 9 is anenlarged detail scc-- tion of the mouth of the bath cock and oi" thecoupling means employed.

.Referring to said drawings, in which like throng. out the several-views-l indicates generally a bath cock of an ordinary typo mountedwithin a bath tub 2, said cock having the usual tubular inlets 3 for hotand pm d lil'lli 21: having an outlet Patented Aug. 1 1916.

lot or mouth 4. The parts composing the present invention are coupled toand supported by the bath c0ck'1.

Referring specifically to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drnwings, 5 indicates ashort upright tube disposed between the two inlets 3 of the bath coolsand connected at its lower endto one end of a U-shaped coupling memheror union-6, the opposite end of which is disposed incvertical alinemcntwith the mouth 4 ofsaid cock. A nipple 7 has its upper and lower. endsrespectively seated within. said mouth at and the alined end of' theunion 6, glands 8 end 9 being provided for forming tight joints, asshown. Connected to the upper end of the tube 5 by ,lueans of a union 10is anup righl tube 11,

and disposed on soidtube o an underlying abutting relation to the union1() is the central portion of a bow-shaped support or saddle 12 theunder faces of the end portions of which are shaped to conformably seatupon the inlets3 ofthe bath cock, as is most clearly shown in Fig. 6,said support 12 being designed to sustain the major portion of theweight of the parts composing the invention, thus relieving the mouthpor; tion of the cock from performing that duty.

The pipe 11 is of suitable length and has a hand-operated three-waycontrol who 13 mounted upon its upper end. Coupled to" the upper end ofsaid valve 13'is the lower end of a tube 14 which, on account of itspcculiar character, .Wlll hereinafter be termed a cylinder. Saidcylinder has telescopically received therein the lower portion f a tube15 of materially, smaller diameter than said cylinder, said tub llicarry ng uponits lower end an encircling piston 16. l inerted to theupper end of the tube 15; 1) us oi an elbow coupling 17 is one end of 2short horizontally l' ed Lube S to the opposite .-;-..3 1 which .sconnect d one arm. if." of a hinge \alw il ounccwd to the opposite arm21 of said'hing'c salve a tuliulnrarni 31 wh h carries upon its outercud .1 circular pr-rim zited show-1w ring 22 of u coi inon form.

Tire three-way valve 13 has a luternll Y the-oil:rough, as shown in Fig.7, so

bcn' designed toZi-eceive thereon one end of a flexible hose 24 having aspray nozzle :5: on its opposite end, as shown in. .l ig. 2. As isobvious, the hunting part 13' oi valve 13 may be turned from the sitionshown in Fig. 7 to either a position whcrein water is supplied both tothe spray nozzle 25 and to the shower ring 22 or to the latter alone,according to the direction of movement of said part 13, the latter beingprovldcd with a st 'alghtdlametrical passage 2G therethrough and alsowith a radially disposed passage 2'? which communicates at itsinner endwith'said passage 26.

When in its closed position the valve 13 pernnts the water to drain fromthe superposed parts tl'n'oiigh the hose 2% and spray Vt'hen a full headof water is admitted to the cylinder 14 by the opening of valve 13, thepressure of the water acts upon the pistondl'i carried by tube 15, whichnormallv occupies the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. I andsaid piston and tube are tluu-ehy elevated to the full line positionshown in said figure. Asls obvlous, the u J- ward movementof the tube 15may e is of that type wherein is employed a pair of similar pivotallyconnected members having llat engaging iaces forming a ground joint, oneoi. said faces being adapted for rotary movement upon the other, andsaid Faces are provided with portsadapted to be brought into and out ofregistration for respectively permitting and cutting off com municationbetween said members. In the present case a pair of ports 29 in the faceof the movable member of the valve are adapted to be carried intoregister with similar ports 30 provided in the C(JfilZ-tttltlllg tare ofthe stationary member of the valve when the tubular ring-carrying arm 31oceupies its extended or horizontal position. The pivot pin 35connecting the members of said hinge 'alve preferably has wings 36 onits outer end whereby it may be adjusted to functionally secure saidmembers against rotation,

A dial Ali! is preferably provided at the outer end ot the control valve13, the same having indicated thereon the position to which an indicator33 carried by the operating stem 34; must be turned to cause the valveto perform its various functions.

lVhilc I have described in detail a preferred form of my invention, itis to be undcrstood that various changes may he made in the form andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention as defined in the appended claims. l \Vhat is claimedis- 1. The combination with a bath cock, of an upright tube coupled tosaid cock, an upright cylinder connected to the uppcrend of said tube, apipeot materially less diameter than said cylinder telescoped within theupper end of the latter, a piston encircling the lower end. of said pipeand movable within said cylinder, said piston preventing withdrawal ofsaid pipe from said cylinder a hinge valve having one arm connected tothe upper end of said pipe, and a shower ring connected to the oppositearm of said from a. suspended position to a horizonta position, and viceversa, respectively opening and closing said valve, said pistonandsuperposed connected parts being autovalve, said ring being adapted toswing ,mutically elevatable under the pressure of water admitted to thecylinder when sai ring occupies suspended position. 2. In a showerattachment for bath tubs,

the combinationwith an upright cylinder and means connecting saidcylinder with a bath cock, of a pipe partially disposed within andhaving vertical movement with respect to said cylinder, a pistondisposed about the lower end of said pipe and preventing withdrawal ofsaid pipe from said 0yli11(l81',tl18 upper end of said pipe extendingabove the top of said cylinder, a shower ring, a hinge valve connectingsaid shower a' ing to the upper end of said pipe, said ring beingadapted to be swung from a suspended to a horizontal position, and viceversa, respectively opening and closing said valve, said piston andsuperposed connected parts being automatically elevated under thepressure of water admitted to the cylinder when said ring occupiessuspended osition.

In testimony whereof, I afllx my signature in presence of twosubscribing witnesses. a

' PETER SEI TNER.

Witnesses l H. E. DUNLAP, W. F. Knnrnn.

